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THE EXPLAINER
- Why the US will pay a French company nearly $1 billion to give up wind farm plans
  The Trump administration’s deal to pay TotalEnergies to shift from wind farms to U.S. fossil fuel investment appears to be a novel use of taxpayer funds. It also fits within a broader White House effort to restrict the offshore wind industry.
  By Cameron Pugh / 7 min
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PEOPLE MAKING A DIFFERENCE
- Mainers in need of basic household goods find a community overflowing with generosity
  Maine Needs began as a Facebook group aiding immigrants. It now helps tens of thousands of other people as well – with volunteers lining up in droves.
  By Cameron Pugh, Alfredo Sosa / 4 min
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BOOKS
- In ‘Son of Nobody,’ Yann Martel wraps an Everyman and a scholar in an epic tale
  “Son of Nobody” by Yann Martel twins the life of a foot soldier in ancient Greece with a modern-day man of letters.
  By Sky Davis / 6 min
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THE WORLD IN PICTURES
- These cattle and horses helped power Colonial America. The breeds are still thriving.
  Meet Moose the Cleveland Bay horse and Ozzy the Leicester Longwool sheep, exactly the kinds of animals that one would find on any 18th-century farm or estate.
  By Melanie Stetson Freeman, Scott Baldauf / 3 min
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FROM THE EDITORS
- Chatting with Ben about his – and our – challenges
  Americans are grappling with an onslaught of issues that call into question just what holds us together as a nation. The nation’s founders have some advice.
  By Scott Baldauf / 2 min
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READERS RESPOND
- One action can inspire many moreBy Monitor Reader / 1 min
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